Management Information Sheet
Winter Warning (Burst Pipe Prevention)
Burst pipes can have a devastating effect on your school. Apart from the initial clear up and drying out process, which can be extensive and distressing, there can follow months of disruption from contractors that will require temporary workarounds and frustration.
The main risk period is clearly the festive holiday break when schools close down or have reduced occupancy. Last winter during the festive break the Risk and Insurance Team dealt with 55 claims from schools that had suffered damage from burst pipes. This was an unprecedented number and cost the insurance fund half a million pounds.
Clearly this level of expenditure is not sustainable and we need your help to avoid repeating this again this year.
Attached is a guidance document with recommendations that will bring this risk down to what we hope will be an acceptable level.
Click here to read the guidance.
The main risk period is clearly the festive holiday break when schools close down or have reduced occupancy. Last winter during the festive break the Risk and Insurance Team dealt with 55 claims from schools that had suffered damage from burst pipes. This was an unprecedented number and cost the insurance fund half a million pounds.
Clearly this level of expenditure is not sustainable and we need your help to avoid repeating this again this year.
Attached is a guidance document with recommendations that will bring this risk down to what we hope will be an acceptable level.
Click here to read the guidance.